WATERBURY -- A few years ago, Klaus Babiarz found himself in something of a dilemma. Babiarz is president of Waterbury-based Concentric Tool & Manufacturing Co., a supplier of machined components to various industries. The company, which also has a facility in Naugatuck, was poised to expand, but the cost of hiring employees and teaching them to operate Concentric's complex machinery had become prohibitive.

"For small manufacturers like us, it is difficult to hire people while keeping the cash flow rolling," he said. "It involves a lot of training, and we were taking other employees away from what they were doing in order to train our new workers."

BABIARZ FOUND A SOLUTION to his problem in a series of programs offered by the state. These programs provide smaller companies with a variety of incentives designed to alleviate the costs related to hiring and training.

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